WEBVTT HOW MUCH LONGER WE CAN TAKE IT."SANDBAGS ARE AVAILABLE INCOASTAL-COUNTIES.SOME RESIDENTS IN LOUISIANA AREGEARING UP FOR THE STORM.LEADERS HAVE ISSUED A MANDATORYEVACUATION FOR CERTAIN PARISHES.16 WAPT'S CASEY FERRAND IS INLAFITTE PARISH. SHE CONTINUESOUR TEAM COVERAGE OF TROPICALSTORM "KAREN".IT'S NOT OUR FIRST RODEO, ITHINK WE SHOULD BE ALRIGHT BUTSTAY TUNED ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN.WHEN IT COMES TO TROPICAL STORMKAREN... JEAN LAFITTE MAYOR TIMKERNER'S MOTTO IS BE PREPAREDFOR ANYTHING. THEY NEED TOWATCH BECAUSE THIS THING COULDCHANGE. AND IF IT STALLS THEN ITCOULD BE A SITUATION WHERE WEHAVE A LOT OF WATER AND TIDALSURGE DUMPED ON US. I DON'T SEETHAT NOW BUT ANYTHING COULDHAPPEN. I'LL TELL YOU IN THELAST 8 YEARS EVERYTHING BAD THATCOULD HAPPEN HASHAPPENED ALTHOUGH FRIDAYMORNING... THE TOWN MOVED ABOUTAS NORMAL... SOME RESIDENTS HEREARE HEEDING THE MAYOR'S WARNINGSAND PREPARING THEIR HOMES ANDFAMILIES FOR WHAT'S TO COME.ALWAYS WATER, WATER WILL COMENO MATTER WHAT. EVEN IF IT'S ASOUTHEAST WIND FOR A WEEK. WE'LLHAVE WATERUP TO THE GARDEN. 10LAFITTE IN SOUTHERN JEFFERSONPARISH IS PRONE TO STORM SURGEAND FLOODING. ALTHOUGH SOMEHOMES ARE RAISED ABOVE THETHREAT LEVEL... THE MAYORESTIMATES 5 TO 700 ARE NOT. ANDMORE THAN 5 FEET OF STORM SURGECOULD HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT. WE'REHOPING IT'S JUST A 1-3 FEETTIDAL SURGE WHERE YOU DON'T HAVEANY WATER IN HOUSES, BUT IF ITGETS ANY WORSE THAN THAT OR IFIT STALLS, I HATE TO SAY THEWORD STALL, BUT IF STALLS THENWE HAVE TO BE READY TO GO INTOCERTAIN AREAS AND BE READY TOSANDBAG AND DO WHAT WE HAVE TODO TO KEEP THE WATER OUT.